In Oklahoma, the botched execution of convicted murder Clayton Lockett sparked controversy and a call for a statewide review of Oklahoma’s lethal injections. Speaking with NPR, David Autry, the lawyer for Lockett, said such things can’t occur in a country with the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishments:

This week, two Nigerian women from the town of Chibok – where 200 girls were abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram two weeks ago – travelled to the capital Abuja to call for action against Boko Haram. Speaking with the BBC, one woman broke down in tears, claiming that her government was not doing enough: